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CDPI vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?

CDPI and YYY both write options for income.

Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF and Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

0.7%CDPI cash paid, 1 year
12.1%YYY cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%CDPI total return, 1 year
+3.4%YYY total return, 1 year
CDPI4.1 pts behind SCHD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+4.6%CDPI+0.5%4.1 pts behind SCHD
YYY13.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%12.1% as cash13.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YYY+3.4%13.2 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

CDPI and YYY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CDPIYYYCDPIYYYCDPIYYY
3 monthsnot published−2.5%not published3.1%not published−4.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.7%not published6.5%not published−13.3 pts
1 yearnot published+3.4%not published12.1%not published−13.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+37.1%not published37.7%not published−41.3 pts
Since launch+0.5%+117.8%0.7%112.4%−4.1 pts−519.1 pts
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CDPI and YYY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CDPI
Columbia High Dividend Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SCHD
YYY
Amplify CEF High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerColumbiaAmplify
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.2%13.3%
Expense ratio0.45%3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)12.1%
Price change, 1 year−0.2%−8.8%
Total return, 1 year+0.5% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)+3.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+4.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−13.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age66 days5211 days
Net assetsnot published$702m

CDPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, CDPI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid periodically.

YYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CDPI or YYY?
CDPI charges 0.45% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so CDPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CDPI against YYY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CDPI against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cdpi-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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